Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (19 May 1744-17 November 1818) was the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland with King George III from 8 September 1761 to 17 November 1818.

Biography
Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was born in Mirow, Mecklenburg, Holy Roman Empire on 19 May 1744, the daughter of Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg and Elisabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She married King George III of Great Britain and Ireland on 8 September 1761, and she was quick to learn English, despite speaking it with a strong German accent. Charlotte was a patroness of the arts and an amateur botanist, helping to expand Kew Gardens. George III and Charlotte had 15 children, 13 of whom survived to adulthood, with their children including future kings George IV of Britain and William IV of Britain. In 1811, George became Prince Regent after King George's mental illness became permanent, and a distressed Charlotte died in 1818 at the age of 74.